Good Morning Luvs!
Yesterday I posted a picture that had the internet on buzz a
few months back and requested your honest feedback on the story (thank you to
those that commented). My reason behind posting the yesterday was I wanted to
share my honest opinion today.
And my first reaction to this photo was... GOOD for her.
Here’s why, I never thought I’d cry over spilled milk until
I tried to become a breastfeeding mom.
Yup! That happened to me and for real
for real I cried lol.
Breastfeeding was hard as hell and the struggle to produce
enough milk was REAL for me. I totally felt inadequate trying to breastfeed my
child. Partly because I hadn’t considered the fact that I wouldn’t be able to
do it prior to having Liv, and partly because society screams that breast milk
is the best milk for your baby. And with it being free why would I consider
anything else for my child, whom I want the best for? So, I
gave it 200% but those 3 months of living my life on an every 2 hours schedule,
to barely get half the milk my baby needed each day, and sore nipples were no
joke.
Those 3 months also gave me a great deal of appreciating and
respect for moms who not only have success with breastfeeding, but choose to do
so for long periods of time. Don’t get me wrong I still can’t find the appreciation
for moms who have GROWN kids on their boob lol. However, I get it and think
that if a child is hungry the mom should have the right to feed them
immediately. Of course when in public cover ups, pumping, and going in a
private corner would all be appreciated, but as a parent I now know and will
never forget that in times like this you HAVE to do what’s best for your child.
If a kid isn’t used to the methods above they won’t be comfortable and eat like
they should, thus resulting is a miserable time for everyone around. After all there’s
nothing worse than a hungry baby cry lol.
